prevail
翻译
盛行, 获胜, 说服
例句
Justice will prevail in the end.
正义最终将获胜。
A friendly atmosphere prevailed at the meeting.
会议上普遍存在着友好的气氛。
She prevailed upon him to change his mind.
她说服他改变了主意。
语法模式
prevail 获胜,盛行 Justice will prevail.
prevail ((over/against sb./sth.)) 战胜(某人/某事) They prevailed against their rivals.
prevail ((on/upon sb.)) ((to-inf)) 说服(某人)做(某事) She prevailed on him to stay.
近义词
近义词:triumph, win, succeed;反义词:lose, fail
词源
源自拉丁语“praevalere”,由“prae-”(在...之前)和“valere”(强壮)组成,意为“比别人更强壮”。
记忆技巧
想成“pre-”(前)+“vail”(像 value/valor 价值/勇气)。在别人“之-前”拥有价值/力量,因此获胜。